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Live Thread: Senate Debate and Cloture Vote on Motion to Proceed to Debate ObamaCare
Saturday, November 21, 2009 | Kristinn

Posted on 11/21/2009 9:43:50 AM PST by kristinn

C-SPAN 2 is carrying the Senate floor debate live this afternoon.

The Democrats control the floor right now. Earlier, Republican Senators Judd Gregg, Kit Bond, Jeff Sessions and David Vitter gave good speeches and dialogues on the budget-busting effects of ObamaCare.

Maria Cantwell is speaking now. Mary Landrieu is excpected to speak shortly.

The cloture vote is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST tonight.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; bhohealthcare; cloture; deathpanels; healthcare; hillarycare; obamacare; obamao; romneycare; socializedmedicine; supermajority
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Dingy has the votes to start the debate. Not the vote on Deathcare.


201 posted on 11/21/2009 11:50:02 AM PST by Miss Didi ( "After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
FoxNews had a breaking news announcement that Reid has the 60 votes.

That means either a Republican flipped (Likely Snowe) or Lieberman caved.

Any bets which?

202 posted on 11/21/2009 11:50:13 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: pollywog

Levin rocking from side to side. Needs to go potty.


203 posted on 11/21/2009 11:51:00 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: Sarah Barracuda

“Hey Mary, how does it feel degrading yourself for a 100 mil”

It loves every minute of it.


204 posted on 11/21/2009 11:51:03 AM PST by chessplayer
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To: pollywog
They should just vote NOW instead of subjecting the public to this dog and pony show.

sw

205 posted on 11/21/2009 11:51:10 AM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: Miss Didi
Dingy has the votes to start the debate.

At the end of the day, the 60 votes to start the "debate" means they have at least 51 to pass the bill. I sure as hell hope it's not true.

206 posted on 11/21/2009 11:51:27 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Anti-Bubba182

I am genuinely SICK!


207 posted on 11/21/2009 11:51:43 AM PST by pollywog ( It's Saturday ~~~ But SUNDAY'S A COMING'!!!!)
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To: chessplayer

The only difference between Mary and a typical hooker is that Mary didn’t get any STD’s from Harry Reid, or did she...


208 posted on 11/21/2009 11:52:16 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Mary L: “I will vote yes for reason that it is the right thing to do...and that I get 100 million for my district...and 10 million in my numbered Swiss account.”

Actually, the “buy this crappy insurance or go to jail for 5 years and pay 250,000 thousand dollars find” bill is brilliant....look at how many of the unemployment will no longer be on the streets....will be instead in jails...requiring more “shovel ready” facilities and prison guards...jobs, jobs, jobs! Plus taking people’s money in fines will help finance continuing the stimulus to bail out the big bankers and grow govt!


209 posted on 11/21/2009 11:52:47 AM PST by OldArmy52 (The German High Command sent Lenin to destabilize Russia. Who sent Obama?)
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To: kristinn; All
I'm attempting to listen to this garbage while updating the ft hood archive thread. I have to vent!!!

GOVERNMENT, STAY OUT OF MY DOCTORS OFFICE, MY OFFICE VISITS, MY SURGERIES, MY DECISIONS, MY CHIOCES AND MY FREEDOMS! LEGISLATE YOUR WAY OUT. Term limits!!! We are sick..because of YOU.

There I feel better..thanks.

210 posted on 11/21/2009 11:53:04 AM PST by Freedom2specul8 (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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To: mwl8787

If you honestly believe a word out of good ole Harry’s mouth that he will never use reconciliation then I have a few bridges to sell ya.

Reid is just paying lip service to get the votes for tonight to make reconciliation even possible. No 60 votes tonight to open debate then no reconciliation is even possible...that’s why TONIGHT is the KEY vote.


211 posted on 11/21/2009 11:53:09 AM PST by RedneckReb
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To: spectre
They should just vote NOW instead of subjecting the public to this dog and pony show.

I couldn't disagree more. I want every word of what these thieving, lying, corrupt scum-buckets are saying on the Congressional Record so when the 2010 elections come around, we can point to their words as we collectively yell from the voting booths "YOU'RE FIRED!!!"

212 posted on 11/21/2009 11:53:30 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

I wish someone would trick the Reid/Beast and then vote against cloture!!! Wouldn’t that be fun!!!! They lie,but are never lied to!


213 posted on 11/21/2009 11:54:09 AM PST by pollywog ( It's Saturday ~~~ But SUNDAY'S A COMING'!!!!)
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To: Yaelle

“We do not need Robin Hood Governments.”

If only we had one. Robin Hood took tax money BACK from the lords and distributed it BACK to the people from whom it was taken. The old “he robbed from the rich to give to the poor” thing was twisted out of the true intent of the story...old Robin was the original Tea Partier...


214 posted on 11/21/2009 11:54:09 AM PST by jessduntno (Obama is failing because he has no understanding of the American people, and may indeed loathe them.)
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To: Miss Didi
One tweet by someone: Current health care reform is like a Craigslist hooker. Sounds like a good idea at 1st, then you're in jail on penicillin taking it up the crapper.
215 posted on 11/21/2009 11:55:02 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Give em hell, girl!

sw

216 posted on 11/21/2009 11:55:20 AM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: usconservative

Lieberman


217 posted on 11/21/2009 11:55:32 AM PST by jessduntno (Obama is failing because he has no understanding of the American people, and may indeed loathe them.)
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To: jessduntno

Yeah, true — you know what I meant though.


218 posted on 11/21/2009 11:56:08 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: usconservative

Good point..


219 posted on 11/21/2009 11:56:18 AM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: pollywog

Hey my freeper friend Pollywog! Been long time!!

Reid has had this in the bag and he knows it.

Sad day for the US.


220 posted on 11/21/2009 11:57:30 AM PST by Halls (Jesus is my Lord and Savior)
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